Road-cart



2 SheetsSheet 1.. F. H. BONI. Y

ROAD CART.

(No Model.)

No.'405,074. Patented June 11, 1889.

I JV V'EJV' TOR 7 a/faadwm 24 1 .Attorney 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(NoMdeL) P. H. BONI.

ROAD CART. No. 405,074. Patented June 11, 1889.

o o & --x

m MI 1-1 3 .Q llllllllllllllllllll IJVVENTOR 14171 f/ fi d,

. is Attorney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' FRANK H. BONI, oF s'IoUx CITY, IOWA.

ROAD-iCART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 405,074, dated June 11,1889. Application filed April 18, 1888. Renewed March 2 6, 1889. SerialNo. 304,921. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK H. BONI, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Sioux City, in the county of lVoodbury and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Road-Carts; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying draw-' ings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side elevation of myimproved cart. Fig. 2 is a back end View. Fig. 3 is a plan View. Fig. 4is a bottom View of the body. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are detail views ofparts.

The invention relates to road-carts; and it consists in the constructionand novel combination of parts hereinafter described, illustrated in thedrawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the axle; B, theaxle-stock, preferably of wood, connected to the upper side of the axleby the clips I) 1) near its end, and O the head-block, also preferablyof wood, and connected to the upper side of the axle-stock by the longclips 0 c at equal distances from the center and passing below the axle.Y

The elliptic spring, consisting of the upper section E and lower sectionF, is secured to the upper side of the head-block by the clips f f, nearthe center of the lower section and equally distant therefrom.

G is the body of the cart, consisting of the seat H and the foot-rest I,to the outer end of which is secured the dasher z, and J J are thethills.

K K are the similar longitudinal side springs, curved upwardly andforwardly at their rear ends it, and secured to the lower side of theaxle by clips, as shown, the ends being extended laterally andperforated to receive the clip-bolts.

k k are eyes or perforated lugs secured to and standing'forward from theaxle, upon which lugs the rear ends of the angle-braces L are hinged,the front ends of the braces being bolted or otherwise secured to thecor responding thills at suitable points.

to the lower surfaces of the short arms M by bolts and nuts I, which.bolts pass through eyes in expanded portions of the braces L. The thillsare thus both braced and supported on springs independent of theelliptic springthat supports the seat or body.

N is the central longitudinal spring, similar in shape to the sidesprings L, and similarly secured to the axle by clips n, its front endbeing attached to the Vehicle-body by means hereinafter described.

O O are metal straps, provided with the longitudinal slots 0 0, andsecured beneath the seat and the part of the body connecting the seatand foot-rest at equal distances from the center of the body. The saidstraps are secured to Wooden strips P, which are fixed upon the bottomof the seat, and are provided with slots 19, registering with the slots0 in the straps.

Q is a strong metal strap, secured longitudinally, by bolts orotherwise, at its central flat portion to the upper surface of themiddle part of the upper section E of the elliptic sprin g. The saidstrap has its end portions bent upward and then rearward, and providedwith openings for the passage of the attaching and adjusting bolts R,the heads of which rest upon the upper surfaces of the wooden strips P,whence the bolts pass downward through the slots 19 and 0 and theopenings g, and engage the thumb-nuts 1" below said openings.

S is a metal strap, provided with the longitudidal slot 8, and securedcentrally to the lower surface of the foot-rest, and T is a bolt thatpasses through said slot (which extends also through the foot-rest) andthrough an opening 25 in the front end of the central spring N. Thetapped end of the bolt T engages a thumb-nut V, as shown, and acorrugated Washer a is placed on the bolt beneath the nut, thecorrugations of which engage corresponding corrugations in the slottedplate I), secured to the top side of the footrest. By means of theslotted straps O and S and the corresponding bolts and thumbnuts, thebody can be adjusted forward and backward on the running-gear, so thathowever loaded the vehicle may be the seat will remain level.

The bolts R and T are preferably made with their parts that rest in thecorresponding slots flattened, so that they will not swing or have anylateral motion in said slots.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. The combination, with theaxle, of the thills, the angle-braces connecting the thills and axles,the short arms secured upon the rear horizontal portions of thecorresponding angle-braces, and the curved side springs having theirrear ends secured to the axle by clips or otherwise and their front endssecured to the corresponding short arms, the bolts passing through eyesin the underlying angle-braces, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the axle, the head-block, and the transverseelliptic spring, of the body, the slotted metal straps secured to thebottom of the seat and foot-rest, the strong metal strap bolted to theupper section of the elliptic spring and having upturned perforatedends, the curved central longitudinal spring secured to the axle at itsrear end and having its front end perforated, and the adjusting boltsand nuts, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with the axle, headblock, elliptic spring, and body,having its foot-rest slotted longitudinally and centrally, of theslotted metal strap secured to the upper surface of the foot-rest, withthe slot coincident with the slot thereon, the curved centrallongitudinal spring secured to the axle at its rear end and having itsfront end perforated, the adjusting bolt and nut, the corrugated washer,and the corrugated slotted plate, substantially as specified.

4. The combination, With the axle, head: block, elliptic spring, and thestrap secured centrally to the upper section of said spring and providedwith upturned perforated ends, of the body supported on a longitudinalspring under its foot-rest, the slotted straps secured under the seat,and the adjusting bolts and nuts, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK H. BONI.

\Vitn esses:

E. S. Voomnns, P. .T. OAKLEAF.

